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The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (in case citations, E.D.N.Y.) is the federal district court whose territorial jurisdiction spans five counties in New York State: the four Long Island counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Kings (Brooklyn), and Queens, as well as Richmond (Staten Island), the latter three being among New York City's five boroughs.
The New York State Court of Appeals is the state's highest court. In civil cases, appeals are taken almost exclusively from decisions of the Appellate Divisions. In criminal cases, depending on the type of case and the part of the state in which it arose, appeals can be heard from decisions of the Appellate Division, the Appellate Term, and the County Court.
The Cohalan Court Complex in Central Islip is the site for criminal cases of the Suffolk County First District Court. The Nassau County District Court is divided into four districts, all of which sit in Hempstead, New York. [1] The first district covers criminal cases countywide. [5]
The United States District Court for the District of New York was one of the original 13 courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, 1 Stat. 73, on September 24, 1789. It first sat at the old Merchants Exchange on Broad Street in November 1789, the first federal court to do so.
Courts of New York include: State courts of New York The 1842 courthouse of the New York Court of Appeals in Albany. New York Court of Appeals [1] New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division (4 departments) [2] New York Supreme Court (13 judicial districts) [3] New York County Court (57 courts, one for each county outside New York City) [4] New ...
Attorneys are admitted to the New York bar by one of the Appellate Division departments rather than by New York's highest court, the Court of Appeals, though once admitted to any of the Appellate Division departments, such attorney is admitted to practice and appear before all non-federal courts in the state, including the Court of Appeals.
The Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse is a federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. It is located at 100 Federal Plaza in Central Islip on Long Island in New York. It is named after former U.S. Senator Al D'Amato of New York, a native of Long Island.
At the state level, New York's lowest court of general jurisdiction is the New York Supreme Court, which is overseen by 4 appellate divisions and, ultimately, the New York Court of Appeals. Additionally, municipalities are authorized to operate city, town, village, and district courts for low-level matters. [ 1 ]